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[[ | {{SeeWikipedia|Africa}} | ||
'''Africa''' is the second-largest continent on [[ | [[Image:Africa satellite.jpg|thumb|Composite satellite image of the African continent.]] '''Africa''' is a continent on [[Earth]], and is the second-largest continent after [[Asia]]. It is the main setting in the [[Halo]] games on Earth. | ||
==Background== | |||
[[Image:Location Africa.png|300px|right|thumb|Location of Africa]]At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 mi²) including adjacent islands, it covers 6.0% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. There are 46 countries, including Madagascar, and 53 island groups. Most land battles in Halo 3 are in Africa | |||
Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely regarded [within the scientific community] to be the origin of [[Human]]s and the Hominidae tree (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their possible ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including ''Sahelanthropus tchadensis'', ''Australopithecus africanus'', ''Australopithecus afarensis'', ''Homo erectus'', ''Homo habilis'' and ''Homo ergaster'' – with the earliest ''Homo sapiens'' (human) found in Ethiopia being dated to ca. 200,000 years ago this is the most important continent on Earth as to seeing what lies beneath its sands.<ref>http://web.utah.edu/unews/releases/05/feb/homosapiens.html</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:ObservingArtifact.png|thumb|Ancient humans witnessing the near-completion of the Artifact.]] | |||
[[File:ObservingArtifact.png|thumb|Ancient humans witnessing the near-completion of the | ===Ancient History=== | ||
Africa has always played a key role in human history, being the birthplace of humanity as a species. Periodical waves of outward migration resulted in the spread of several species to more distant parts of the world, including the earliest known migrations of Homo erectus, and several later migrations of [[Human|Homo sapiens]]. During the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], the [[Forerunners]] built a [[The Artifact|structure]] in East Africa, near Mount Kilimanjaro. | |||
===Battle of Earth=== | ===Battle of Earth=== | ||
{{main|Battle of Earth | {{main|Battle of Earth}} | ||
On [[2552|October 2552]], the [[Covenant]] found Earth in search of the [[Portal]]. They landed only in one spot in the country of [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]], in and around the city of [[Mombasa]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]]''</ref> [[Prophet of Regret|Regret's]] forces tried to hold onto and capture the city from the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Defense Force|Defense Force]], but failed. Then, his [[Regret's Carrier|Flagship]] jumped into [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]], damaging the city. After this, more Covenant ships appeared, [[glassing]] Mombasa and its surroundings to uncover the Portal to the Ark, which had been buried under the ground for more than a hundred thousand years. | |||
On [[2552|October 2552]], the [[ | |||
Four weeks later, the uncovering process of the Portal was complete. The [[Prophet of Truth]] came to Earth on his [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], landing in the center of the Portal. The UNSC, believing the structure to be [[Installation 00|the Ark]], [[Battle of Voi|attempted to stop]] the Covenant from activating it, with no effect. | Four weeks later, the uncovering process of the Portal was complete. The [[Prophet of Truth]] came to Earth on his [[Forerunner Dreadnought|Dreadnought]], landing in the center of the Portal. The UNSC, believing the structure to be [[Installation 00|the Ark]], [[Battle of Voi|attempted to stop]] the Covenant from activating it, with no effect.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]''</ref> Truth and his fleet escaped through the Portal, and a [[Flood]]-[[Unnamed Flood-Captured Battlecruiser|infected ship]] arrived just after, followed shortly by the [[Covenant Separatists]]. To prevent the Flood from spreading and consuming the planet, the Separatists glassed a large portion of the continent, bringing a bitter and violent close to the battle.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]''</ref> | ||
== | ==Major Locations== | ||
*[[Arab Republic of Egypt]] | |||
**[[Cairo (City)|Cairo]] | |||
*[[East African Protectorate]] | *[[East African Protectorate]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Republic of Kenya]] | ||
***[[Mombasa]] | ***[[Mombasa]] | ||
****[[New Mombasa]] | |||
****[[Old Mombasa]] | |||
***[[Nairobi]] | ***[[Nairobi]] | ||
***[[Nkuu River]] | |||
***[[Voi]] | ***[[Voi]] | ||
***[[Tsavo]] | ***[[Tsavo]] | ||
***[[Tsavo | ***[[Tsavo Highway (Location)|Tsavo Highway]] | ||
***[[The | ***[[The Artifact]] | ||
**[[United Republic of Tanzania]] | |||
***[[Arusha]] | ***[[Arusha]] | ||
***[[Mount Kilimanjaro]] | ***[[Mount Kilimanjaro]] | ||
***[[Zanzibar Island]] | ***[[Zanzibar Island]] | ||
* | **[[Diego Garcia]] | ||
* | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category: | {{Continents}} | ||
[[Category:Continents]] | |||
[[Category:Earth]] | |||
